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Java Forum / First Aid / July 2008System Tray Terminology
In Vista, there is a bar across the bottom of the screen. It contains tiny icons. The ones on the left are frequently used but currently unrunning programs. The ones in the middle represent running programs. The ones on the right represent system tasks, e.g. screen/keyboard/mouse/volume controls. So questions. What do you call this thing? Do you have names for the three sections? Are there equivalents on other OSes/GUIs? What are they called there? I have heard the terms "system tray" "task bar" "notification area". What precisely do each of these terms refer to? I am interested both in official terminology and common use.  SignatureRoedy Green Canadian Mind Products The Java Glossary http://mindprod.com > In Vista, there is a bar across the bottom of the screen. It contains > tiny icons. [...] > > What do you call this thing? > > Do you have names for the three sections? Maybe you'd have better luck in a Windows forum? > Are there equivalents on other OSes/GUIs? ... and/or an X/Gnome/KDE/Mac/... forum? SignatureEric Sosman esosman@ieee-dot-org.invalid On Thu, 26 Jun 2008 14:35:54 -0400, Eric Sosman <esosman@ieee-dot-org.invalid> wrote, quoted or indirectly quoted someone who said : > Maybe you'd have better luck in a Windows forum? > >> Are there equivalents on other OSes/GUIs? > > ... and/or an X/Gnome/KDE/Mac/... forum? I followed your advice. If I get some nibbles, the results will show up in http://mindprod.com/jgloss/systemtray.html SignatureRoedy Green Canadian Mind Products The Java Glossary http://mindprod.com Roedy Green schreef: | In Vista, there is a bar across the bottom of the screen. It contains | tiny icons. The ones on the left are frequently used but currently [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] | | I am interested both in official terminology and common use. In Gnome, they are called ‘Panels’, in KDE as well, I think. Note that indeed it is a matter of GUI, you can run Linuxes without any of that (my colleague uses FVWM, which only has funny buttons on the right). And you can have multiple panels. There is something like a ‘notification area’ though, which you can place anywhere in the panels, and contains the stuff on the lower right in Vista (sound volume, update icon, time and date, keyboard layout etc. and also programs that ‘minimize to systray’, which you can also do from Java (to make it a little bit on-topic)). Cheers, H. - -- Hendrik Maryns http://tcl.sfs.uni-tuebingen.de/~hendrik/ ================== http://aouw.org Ask smart questions, get good answers: http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html > Are there equivalents on other OSes/GUIs? The level of precision where it matters is the Window Manager. Most window managers have a similar provision, unless you're using evilwm or something. > What are they called there? The entire bar itself is the "Toolbar" in Fluxbox. I believe the little area for program icons is called the "slit," but I'm not entirely sure (especially as I only have one program that uses it). > I have heard the terms "system tray" "task bar" "notification area". > What precisely do each of these terms refer to? In Windows, the "task bar" refers to the entire bar. The "system tray" refers to the collection of icons and the system clock. I'm not sure about the "notification area" but it sounds to be the same thing as the "system tray." SignatureBeware of bugs in the above code; I have only proved it correct, not tried it. -- Donald E. Knuth On Fri, 27 Jun 2008 15:02:41 GMT, Joshua Cranmer <Pidgeot18@verizon.invalid> wrote, quoted or indirectly quoted someone who said : >In Windows, the "task bar" refers to the entire bar. The "system tray" >refers to the collection of icons and the system clock. I'm not sure >about the "notification area" but it sounds to be the same thing as the >"system tray." I have summarised what I have learned at http://mindprod.com/jgloss/systemtray.html As you might expect, the terminology seems to be only loosely defined. This bugs me. You need unambiguous definitions to be able to talk about interface behaviour. SignatureRoedy Green Canadian Mind Products The Java Glossary http://mindprod.com I think they call it system notification area > In Vista, there is a bar across the bottom of the screen. It contains > tiny icons. The ones on the left are frequently used but currently [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > > I am interested both in official terminology and common use. > In Vista, there is a bar across the bottom of the screen. It contains > tiny icons. The ones on the left are frequently used but currently [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > > I am interested both in official terminology and common use. For Microsoft's terminology used for Vista, see <http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa511446.aspx#concepts> SignatureRegards, Roland On Sat, 05 Jul 2008 22:05:10 +0200, Roland de Ruiter <roland.de.ruiter@example.invalid> wrote, quoted or indirectly quoted someone who said : ><http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa511446.aspx#concepts> thanks. That was very useful. I have incorporated that info into the entry at http://mindprod.com/jgloss/systemtray.html SignatureRoedy Green Canadian Mind Products The Java Glossary http://mindprod.com Free MagazinesGet these publications absolutely FREE for up to 12 months. There are no hidden fees and no obligation. Simply choose a title, complete the application form and submit it. Read more ...
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